Attachment for radiator-hoods.



A. AUFIERI.

ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATOR HOODS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.19,!9I8.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

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ANGELO AUFIERI, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATOR-'HOODS.

Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

Application filed september 19, 19118. SeriaLNo. 254,803.

To all wkomc't may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ANGELoAUFIERI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Radiator-Hoods, of which the following is a.specification.

This invention relates to attachment for radiator hoods, and has for itsobject to provide a device, in a manner as hereinafter set which can beconveniently mounted on the forward end of the radiator hood of anautomobile, and automatically revolve during the travel of theautomobile, or revolve by the wind when the automobile is at astandstill.

Further objects of the invention are to provide an Ornamental attachmentfor the radiator hood of an automobile which is simple in itsconstruction and arrangement, strong, durable, patriotic in design,visible at night, capable of attracting attention and inexpensive tomanufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference denote corresponding partsthroughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an automobile body, broken away,showing the adaptation thereof of an attachment in accordance with thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the attach ment.

Fig. 3 is a section on line III-111, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on line IV-IV, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes an automobile, brokenaway, and to the hood thereof is secured a shouldered hollow post 2, bythe retaining device 8. Leading-in-wires 1 extend through a suitableelectrical source, not shown, from the post 2, to an electric lamp 5.The shoulder of the post 2, which constitutes a bearing is indicated at6.

Loosely mounted upon the bearing 6, is an apertured post 7, of asupporting yoke.

The arms of the yoke are indicated at 8, 9, and extend upwardly andoutwardly at an inclination, and each terminating in an angle shaped arm10.

Fixed to thepost 2, below the lamp 5, is an angle shaped lower end ,11,of a retaining bar 12; the latter is.bent partly around the lamp 5, andis provided with a perpendicular upper end 13, which is in alinementwith the axisofthe post 2.

The 'bar 12, is shouldered as atl t, to provide a bearing, for a bracemember 15, having depending ends 16; the brace member 15 is attached inalinement with the yoke 9, and is apertu-red as at 17 for the passage ofthe end 13, of the bar 12.

The reference characters 18, 19, denote a pair of vertically disposedframes of ogee curvature, and which are connected together at their endsas at 20.

Each of the frames is rectangular in contour and the top and bottom barsthereof are channel shaped as at 21, toprovide seats.

The angle-shaped arms 10, are arranged between and secured to thebottoms of the frames 18, 19, and the depending ends 16, of the bracemember 15, are arranged betigeein and secured to the tops of the framesYoke and arms 19, form what may be termed a combined support and bracemember for the frames 18, 19, and a like function is performed by thebrace member 15.

Mounted in the seats 21, of each ofthe frames 18, 19, is a transparentpanel 22, provided with a representation of the national emblem 28.Projecting from the frames 18, 19, at one end is a Red Cross emblem asat 24:, and projecting from the other end of the frames 18, 19, is aservice flag emblem as at 25.

During the travel of the vehicle the frames will be revolved carryingthe panels and emblems therewith, and when the vehicle is at astandstill the wind will cause the revolving of the frames.

The emblem 23, is visible at night owing to the arrangement of theelectrical lamp 5.

What I claim is:

1. An attachment for an automobile radiator hood comprising a revolubleyoke provided with angle-shaped arms, a support for the yoke, a lampcarried by the support, a bar secured to the support and extendingaround and above the lamp, a brace member revolubly mounted on said bar,opposed frames secured to said arms and to sald member and :havlng saldlamp arranged therebetween, and transparent panels mounted in saidframes and each pro,

vided with a representation of an emblem.

2. An attachment for an automobile radiator hood comprising a revolubleyoke provided with angle shaped arms, a support I frames secured to saidarms and to said member and having said lamp arranged therebetween,transparent panels mounted 1n said frames and each provided With arepresentation of an emblem, and means to Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,I

pro ide the representation of an i emblem projectingfrom each end ofsaid frames.

3. An attachment for automobile radiator 20 hoods comprisinga pair of,frames of ogee curvature, a shouldered support, a yoke revolubly mountedon the shoulder of thesupport and terminating in a pair of angle shapedarms, a bar secured to said support and having a shouldered upper end, abrace member revolubly mounted on the shoulder of thebar and havingdepending ends, opposed frames of ogee curvature secured to thedepending ends of the bracemem'ber and to said angle-shaped arms, andtransparent panels mounted in said frames.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANGELO AUFIERI.

Washington, D. 0.

